My very first recording of this type of jazz tune ...at Studio 770, with Ron Kobayashi (piano, Sam Montooth (bass), and Isaac Sanchez (drums).

Taking A Chance On Love Karen McCants

I just love this classic song, written by the great Irving Berlin. It was first introduced in the Astaire/Rodgers movie "Top Hat", in 1935.
vocals:  Karen McCants
piano:  Ron Kobayashi
Bass:  Sam Montooth
Drums:  Isaac Sanchez 

Karen McCants vocals - Cheek To Cheek

I just love this gorgeous, romantic pop/jazz ballad by Hoagy Carmichael and Ned Washington, written in 1938.  I recorded it in a kind of soft "cool jazz" style, at Studio 770 in Brea...with Ron Kobayashi on piano, Sam Montooth on bass, and Isaac Sanchez on drums.  I hope you like it. 

Karen McCants The Nearness Of You

I'm so in love with this beautiful 1941 song by Jonny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael...I recorded it live at Studio 770 in Brea, with no rehearsal and in one take---yikes! With Ron Kobayashi on piano, Sam Montooth on bass, and Isaac Sanchez on drums. I hope you like it. 

Karen McCants vocals SkyLark

My first attempt at a beautiful bossa nova/samba song---I slowed it down a bit from what you may be used to...written by Marcos Valle, Paulo Sergio Valle, and Norman Gimbel. This was recorded at the "open mic night" at Studio 770 in Brea, with Ron Kobayashi (piano), Sam Montooth (bass), and Isaac Sanchez (drums). I hope you like it. :)

Karen McCants vocals So Nice (Summer Samba)

I just love this classic Great American Songbook tune---"You Go to My Head" is a 1938 popular song composed by J. Fred Coots with lyrics by Haven Gillespie. The lyrics and melody are so wonderful!  I recorded it at Studio 770 in Brea, with Ron Kobayashi (piano), Sam Montooth (bass), and Isaac Sanchez (drums).

Karen McCants--You Go To My Head

Another recording at Studio 770---I just love this wonderful Rodgers and Hart song!! :) #greatamericansongbook #keepitalive

Karen McCants My Romance jazz vocals Great American Songbook

Another one of my absolute favorites that I decided to record at the "open mic night" at Studio 770---you get a live trio, no rehearsal, and you have 10 minutes and one take...!  Midnight Sun (1954), was originally an instrumental composed by Lionel Hampton and Sonny Burke in 1947, and is now considered a jazz standard.  According to Philip Furia, Johnny Mercer was driving along the freeway from Palm Springs to Hollywood, California, when he heard the instrumental on his car radio and started to set words to the song as he drove.

Karen McCants (vocals) Midnight Sun Lionel Hampton Sonny Burke Johnny Mercer

Here's my latest recording---this is another one from an "open mic recording session" with a live trio---one take, no rehearsal...I absolutely love this gorgeous classic song, written by Matt Dennis and Earl Brent in 1946. With Ron Kobayashi on piano, Sam Montooth on bass, and Isaac Sanchez on drums, recorded at Studio 770 in Brea, CA. ---I hope you enjoy it! :)

Angel Eyes  Karen McCants (vocals)

I just love this sweet song, especially in a slow/cool jazz style---the sentiment is kind of melancholy, with a kind of yearning that people would be caring and kind to each other all year long, not just in the holiday season...sounds good to me!! :)
I recorded this at Studio 770 in Brea, Ca, at an "open mic recording session", in ONE take and NO rehearsal---whew!  I hope you like it. :)
vocals: Karen McCants
piano:  Ron Kobayashi
bass:  Sam Montooth
drums: Isaac Sanchez

From Wikipedia: 
"Christmas Time Is Here" is a popular Christmas song written by Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi for the 1965 TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas, one of the first animated Christmas specials produced for network TV in the United States.

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